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Table 4 Adequacy of antenatal care by group and criteria

From: Adequacy of antenatal care and its relationship with low birth weight in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil: a case-control study

Criterion of adequacy

Group

p

 

Case group

Control group

 
 

(<2500 g)

(≥2500 g)

 
 

Adequate

Adequate

 
 

N = 511

%

N = 538

%

 

1. Number of visits1

351

68.7

433

80.5

< 0.001

2. Modified Kessner Index2

299

64.4

330

61.3

0.210

3. Antenatal care3

272

94.4

281

98.6

0.007

  1. Source: Records of pregnant women in Primary Health Care Units and Clinics Hospital.
  2. 1Adequacy based on PPBH [12]; 2No information Case group 31 (6.1%); Control group 16 (2.9%);
  3. 3No Information Case group 223 (43.6%); Control group 253 (47.0%).
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